The Impact of Prior Incarceration on Cognitive Trajectories Among Older Adults: Evidence From the Health and Retirement Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study examines the association between prior incarceration and cognition trajectories among older adults in the United States.

Methods

Data are from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a nationally representative longitudinal survey of older adults in the United States. The analysis included respondents aged 55 and older who participated in the 2012-2020 HRS surveys and had valid responses on Langa-Weir cognition scores, incarceration history, and covariates (n = 5,663). Cognition trajectories were estimated using group-based trajectory modeling, and multinomial logistic regression was used to assess the relationship between prior incarceration and cognition trajectory group membership.

Results

The study identified four distinct cognition trajectori

SUBMITTER: Testa A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11751363 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature